Sunday, June 7, 2009

Yesterday I went to dinner at the Serbian Crown with Kristin, Joe and Paul. It was Paul's idea to try this restaurant because they have some rather unusual menu items. In the winter they actually serve lion. Yes, I said lion. Anyway, as it is not winter, we had to settle for some other interesting wild game. We made sure to each order something different so that we could all try each others. I ordered Emu with Green Peppercorn Sauce. Delightful. Paul had Antelope with Wild Mushrooms (that actually tasted "wild"). Joe chose the Wild Boar, which was very good. And Kristin picked Kangaroo in a Port Wine sauce. Awesome. All of the food was very good. Paul also treated us to some appetizers and a special dessert - Baked Alaska. Everything was amazing and we are definitely planning to go back in the winter to try some lion :)A side note for Red Wings fans:We were at dinner just before and during game 5 of the Stanley Cup finals. Joe ordered a bowl of Borscht 'Moscow Style' in an attempt to sap some of Malkin's secret power from him. I didn't see the game so I don't know how well he played, but it couldn't have been that good considering his team walked away with a big fat zero.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

So I completed my first ever 5k on Saturday. Thankfully the weather (that was supposed to be rainy all day) stayed merely overcast and was a very pleasant temperature. I am satisfied with the time I finished the race in, not because it was fast, but because it was almost exactly the time I had set as my goal.

On Sunday, as a part of our Tresde Mayo celebration (May 5 wasn't as convenient a day for a party), some friends and I treated ourselves to a pedicure... it was glorious. And since I was already shaking things up this weekend (5k races and pedicures are not a normal part of my life), I decided to go with a spectacularly bold color nail polish.

I also saw my first masked person on Sunday. I had already seen pictures of people online wearing medical masks to protect themselves from the swine flu - but most of them were in Mexico. Sunday afternoon, however, I saw a masked person at Target in Glen Burnie. It was weird and a bit creepy.

And because I don't want to end my post with the swine flu, here is a picture of my fun, freshly pampered feet :)

Monday, April 13, 2009

Yes, it's true. I got up at an inhumane hour of the morning in order to sign up for a gym membership and exercise. I had promised myself that I would never throw my money away in that fashion, but last week I realized that without a gym membership (and without a safe neighborhood) there was no way I was going to get in a decent amount of preparation for the 5k that I am "running" in less than a month. So there you have it. People can change.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

On Thursday night I went with Kristin Bond and Joe Raymond to see Steven Curtis Chapman and Michael W Smith in concert. I grew up listening to the music of both these artists and it was really fun when they pulled out a couple songs from when I was a kid. Geoff Moore even made a guest appearance. The whole concert was really awesome, but there is no question that Steven is my all time favorite. There is no way that I could ever pick one favorite Steven song, there are just so many that I love. One of my very favorites is "Magnificent Obsession". I just love the way he voices his desire for Jesus:

You are everything I wantYou are everything I needI want this to be my one consuming passionEverything my heart desiresLord, I want it all to be for You, JesusBe my magnificent obsession

Considering that Steven has hundreds of songs to chose from when deciding what to play in one short concert, I was so happy when he played this one on Thursday. I was also convicted.

I tend to be obsessive by nature. But instead of letting Jesus be my one magnificent obsession, I have a horde of very un-magnificent obsessions, some that are downright foolish actually. I have decided that I am going to change that. I want to be able to sing along with Steven and really mean it. This doesn't mean that I can't still enjoy the things I like. It just means that I don't want to be consumed with them in an unhealthy way anymore, a way that distracts me from my obsession with Jesus that I am working on building into a beautiful all-consuming passion.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

I recently decided to start doing a few new things. The list is not very long, but it basically amounts to a complete 180 from my current lifestyle. These things will require quite a bit of effort and self-discipline on my part as they are all things that I either don't like to do and/or things that I am just not particularly good at. So here they are:

1. Writing

This is one of those things that I am just not good at, which also makes me not like it. But I have a family and friends who would probably like to hear from me once in a while. Of course I also have a blog that I should make better use of. And finally, Mandy and I have decided to become an author and that clearly will involve some writing.

2. Exercising

I have a fairly severe aversion to exercise in general and running in particular, but as I am now participating in Joda's Twilight 5k Progressive Marathon challenge (try saying that 5 times fast) with the ultimate goal of actually "running" a 5k, now seems like a good time to start exercising at all. I am also supposed to be in the midst of a Biggest Loser competition. Exercising would probably help.

3. Becoming a morning person

This one may well be impossible. I am going to attempt to change something about myself that is probably innate. I don't know if I buy into the theory that you can train yourself to be a morning person. I have always loved sleep and I have never been a morning person. Case in point: less than a month after I was born, I slept for over 10 hours straight and scared my mom to death. So why am I even trying to attempt this? I just want to see if I can. I know that is not a very good reason, but since I am already making some other changes in my life, why not this one too.

Note: Mandy and I have also decided to become a modern artist, but that does not make the list because I don't foresee it requiring much effort and I expect that we will be great at it.

About Me

I have a great husband, great friends, a great job and the best family in the world.
I love going new places, collecting old books, reading, buying scrap booking supplies, the Chronicles of Narnia, musicals, twigas, everything Christmas, castles, and of course coffee